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Kimmy Gibbler wants YOU (and all your friends) to race with us on May 1!
Any Full House fans out there?! Kimmy Gibbler has a special message for you—she wants YOU to join us for the 2nd annual Racing for GRACES virtual run the weekend of May 1. Registration is $40 per person with all proceeds supporting at-home learning for the students at Escuela Integrada. Escuela Integrada remains in a remote learning model and has been since the pandemic started more than a year ago. The students rely…
2nd Annual Racing For GRACES To Take Place Virtually May 1
We’re back with another opportunity for you to hit the pavement (or the trail) for GRACES! Join us for the second annual Racing for GRACES virtual run the weekend of May 1. You pick the time, the location and the distance—1 mile fun run, awesome! 5k for race timing, cool! 10 mile bike ride with family, go for it! Registration is $40 per person with all proceeds supporting at-home learning…
Virtual Vision Trips Provide Way to Connect with Students and Families Amidst Pandemic
Miguel’s house is made up of pieces of corrugated metal, plywood and scrap metal. The home, held up by large sticks of wood, has dirt floors. Miguel sits at the kitchen table with his economical smartphone and connects to his virtual classes every day. His single mother makes tortillas in their doorway and sells them for a living, never leaving the house for fear of leaving Miguel alone in their…
View our 2020 Annual Report
I was in 5th grade the first time I learned how to shift. My dad would take me to basketball practice and teach me how to shift as he drove. After that, I practiced actually driving with my grandpa in a ’72 Ford pickup on old farm roads. Then, in my first year of college, I had to borrow my parents’ manual car to drive to school. Shortly after, I…
A New school year! All students to continue at-home learning
“I am excited to learn new things!” – Oscar, incoming kindergarten student Dear GRACES Community, Happy New Year! January in Guatemala not only brings the start of a new calendar year, but it also is the time of a new school year. Schools in Guatemala begin in January and continue through October, with November and December resembling “summer break.” Students at Escuela Integrada start school tomorrow, Thursday, January 14. The…
A Note of Thanks from the Executive Director
Dear GRACES Community, The year 2020 is just about over, and many people are looking forward to a fresh start. When I became the Executive Director of GRACES last year, I had no idea what this year would bring—I don’t think anyone did. I am not going to lie, my anxiety rose as we faced the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. I felt the weight of the responsibility I held…